Ladies and gents of the list,
I just went out and splurged on two things I thought might help productivity, and I am so happy I am squirming in my seat like my nine-year-old son! I know this is not really Finale material, though this stuff really does help my Finale work.
One is a Logitech cordless optical mouse; the one I got is the Click Plus. Left and right main buttons, two thumb buttons, a scroll wheel that clicks too, and a smaller centre button, all assignable. Quite a change from the standard one button mouse that came with my Mac, though it worked quite well. The scroll wheel alone has changed my life. I am still working out what the most efficient use of the other buttons will be, but so far it is great, and I don't run over the mouse cable any more! Highly recommended, though I don't know yet about the battery life.
The other toy is a 20" Apple Cinema Display flat screen LCD monitor (the older model, meaning I don't need an adaptor for my older Mac, and bought at clearance price) replacing my venerable Sony Multiscan 17sf. Wow, the difference all that real estate makes is quite amazing, and it even seems zippier than my old monitor, even though it is running at over twice the number of pixels, and in millions of colours instead of thousands. It's like getting a new pair of glasses AND a desk that's twice as large, all in the same day!
Apparently if I get the next level up video card I will able to plug in both monitors at once and use one for tool palettes and the other for scores, or else spread a huge scroll view across two screens. That might be TOO much fun, though - after all, I AM supposed to be working.
Just wanted to share with my friends, not to gloat at all. I wonder if my music will actually be better from now on? 8-)
Gleefully,
Christopher
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